동인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 同人. See also Japanese 同人(どうじん) (dōjin).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 同人)

  1. club, circle, coterie
    문학 동인munhak dong'ina literature club

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 動因 (motivation).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tōngin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 動因)

  1. motive, motivation
    중요한 동인jung'yohan dong'inan important motive

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 東人 (easterner).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?Tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Proper noun

동인 • (Dong'in) (hanja 東人)

  1. (historical) a political faction in the Joseon Korean court which emerged in a dispute over the appropriate powers of royal in-laws in the 1570s, opposing the 서인(西人) (Seoin, Westerner) faction; around 1589, they split into the 북인(北人) (Bugin, Northerner) and 남인(南人) (Namin, Southerner) factions

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 同仁.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 同仁)

  1. loving equally and without discrimination
    Synonym: 박애(博愛) (bagae)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 動人.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tōngin

Root

동인 • (dong'in)

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    Root of 동인(動人)하다 (dong'inhada). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from (copper) + (seal).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 銅印)

  1. a seal or stamp made from copper

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 瞳人/瞳仁.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tōngin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 瞳人/瞳仁)

  1. the shape or a person reflected in someone's pupil (of the eye)

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 銅人, from (copper) + (person, people).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 銅人)

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) a copper statuette in the shape of a human being, designed with small holes all over the body, for use in studying acupuncture

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 同寅 (colleague; same age).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dong'in
McCune–Reischauer?tongin
Yale Romanization?tongin

Noun

동인 • (dong'in) (hanja 同寅)

  1. (historical) a word used by upper-class officials to refer to colleagues who were of the same status and respected one another
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